Hungary silent on four Americans held by communists
Vienna December 27 AP An official in Budapest refused to disclose when four Americans held by the communists would be released U S Ambassador Walter J Donnelly said he spoke with Hungarian officials after George Abbott returned from a Foreign Office conference Abbott was told the Hungarians could not provide information on any release plans Despite Washington's $120 000 fine levied against filers officials remained reticent about how the Iron Curtain would be lifted to allow the Americans to return to freedom Donnelly planned further talks with U S officials later today
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Vienna
U.S. Hoantiat
Budapest
Walter J. Donnelly
U.S
Legation
George Abbott
Donnelly
Washington
Ameri
Hungary
Second Holiday Fatality Reported In Indiana County
Wayne Poole, 27, injured Christmas Eve in a three way crash on Route 119 near Indiana, is listed as improving as state police release a delayed report. Poole reportedly tried to pass Horace Pollock, 26, of Falkman City, causing a collision with Kennette of 156 School Street, Indiana. Total damage over $2,000. Two trucks collided on the Two Lick Creek bridge near Homer City. both drivers uninjured and damage over $1,200. Gravecz, 25 Portage, and Bud Lightcap, 57 Josephine, later involved a crash when Gravecz’s vehicle overturned and blocked traffic.
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Wayne Poole
Indiana County
Indiana
Poole
Horace Pollock
Faikman’ City
Pollock
Kennette
School Street
India
Two Lick Creek
Homer City
Eo Oravecz
Portageet
Bud Lightcap
Josephine
Oravecz
Prison releaseed slayer after long Bethlehem case
John Rozsa, 61, convicted of murdering his wife Theresa Rozsa in their Bethlehem home on December 28, 1845, was released from Northampton County jail after serving a 12 year term.
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Easton
John Rozsa
Northhampton
Theresa
Bethlehem
Pope Pius XI to Broadcast Message to Prisoners Worldwide
The pope will address prisoners in jails worldwide this Sunday at 3 45 a m Eastern Standard Time. The Vatican radio will relay the message on 50 26 31 10 and 25 55 meter wavelengths and by the Italian Broadcasting System.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius X11
E.S.T
Vatican Radio
Coal Mines Idle to AD bt Casualties Told
Washington dispatch reports U S battle casualties in Korea rising to 103 418 including 17 670 battle deaths and 11 048 total casualties as of December 27.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Mine explosion deaths prompt partial coal field idling
In West Frankfort Illinois an explosion killed 119 miners as federal state and company investigators worked eight hours to determine the cause. John L. Lewis urged no concerted walkouts while unions reported sympathy strikes but denied union order. Mines across Arkansas New Kensington Pennsylvania and Terre Haute Indiana idled for a five day memorial.
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Defense Department
West-Frankfort, Tl
West Frankfort
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Arkansas
New Kensington
Torre Haute
Ind
President May Make Move Fast on Steel Strike
Independence Mo Dec 27 AP The threatened steel strike quick decision hinges on both President Truman and the United Steel Workers Union The USW Executive Committee meeting today is the union s first reply to the presidents request to delay the New Year s Day walkout while the Wage Stabilization Board reviews wage demands If Murray s steelworkers comply the heat eases but a no could trigger rapid presidential action to keep mills rolling and any settlement would settle the wage dispute
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Independence
Truman
United Steel Workers Union
USW
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO
Philip Murray
Iowa
Illinois
Redwood Falls
Blevins
Davis
Davis Estate
Cold Blast Strains North Central Cities
Frigid air blankets the North Central region with subzero readings and heavy snow. Chicago and Detroit face major transport slowdowns as winter weather worsens travel and industry. Snow removal crews battle to clear 3700 miles of streets while tens of thousands lack chains and shovels.
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North
U. S
Midwest
Chicago
Detroit
Six Powers Seek To Pool Forces For European Army
Paris ministers from six Western European nations met to discuss pooling men and munitions into a single European army. Key figures included Italy's Alcide De Gasperi, France's Robert Schuman, Belgium's Paul Van Zeeland, Holland's Dirk Stikker, Luxembourg's Joseph Bech, and West Germany's acting foreign minister. They debated whether to place the force under a high commissioner or a board of commissioners and explored the idea of a European defense minister overseeing a future 43-divison army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
France
Robert Schuman
Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
Holland
Dirk A. Stikker
Luxembourg
Joseph Becho
Walter Hallstein
West
Germany
Foreign Office
Konrad Adenauer
de Gasperi
Schuman
Clymer Man Dies In Local Mine
William F. Rafferty aged 57 collapsed and died at the Clymer mine of Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp. He stood near a conveyor belt when he fell. the Indiana County coroner ruled death from a heart attack.
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Clymer
William F. Rafferty
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp
Indiana County
Edward L. Fleming
Funeral Service for Dr Russell F Williams in New Wilmington
Funeral services were planned today for Dr Russell F Williams 44 a dentist for 19 years a native of Windber Pa and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh He died yesterday in a Pittsburgh hospital Owen's Market.
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New Wilmington
Russell F. Williams
Windber
Williams
Uni+ Loose
Spud Mayor Inaugurated At Potato City Ceremony
Harrisburg announces Claude R. Robins was inaugurated as the fourth honorary Mayor of Potato City at City Hall. Jean Mastin of Quakertown, 1951 52 Potato Blossom Queen, presided with aides Mary and Martha Musser and Mr Wolf. Robins will work with the Pennsylvania Potato Growers Association for events like the State Farm Show and next summer's Field Day at Potato City experimental farms in Potter County.
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Harrisburg
Harrisbureg
Claude R. Robins
Potato City
City Hall
Pretty Jean Mastin
Quakertown
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Miss Mastin
Mary
Martha Musser
Mr. Wolf
York County
Coudersport
Potter County
Robins
Pennsylvania Potato Growers Association
Mines in Illinois close as Lansford disaster widens impact
In Lansford and nearby towns, miners face layoffs or changes as three of five trapped men are in serious condition after Friday night’s collapse at the Lansford Colliery. Officials from the Arkansas-Oklahoma Coal Operators Association note nearby mines may be affected. Edward McHugh Albert Vitek Joseph Hodek Leroy Eichoff and John Orach Jr were among those rescued from deep underground. Samuel Fr Galbreath, Pennsylvania Railroad passenger agent, plans retirement to Butler next summer and will seek reassignment in the new year.
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Oth
Simeon A. Bramlett
Arkansas-Oklahoma Coal Operators Association
Franklin
William
Lansford
Illinois
Nery
Lehigh Navigation
Vic
Coaldale Hospital
Edward McHugh
Summit Hill
Albert Vitek
Joseph Hodek
Leroy Eichoff
Andreas
John Orach, Jr
Samuel FR. Galbreath
School Street
Indiana
Turkey Says It Will Not Buy Iranian Oil
Informed sources report Turkey informed Iran it cannot purchase Iranian oil due to a shortage of tankers to transport the oil. The decision was attributed to transportation constraints amid December discussions in Ankara.
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Ankara
Turkey
Iran
Second Pike crash claims another life in Greensburg
Bellwether report says a second person died from injuries after a Saturday Pennsylvania Turnpike crash near Iv Police and Round Dance. Emma Weber, 59, of Takoma Park, and Carl Weber, 66, of New Castle, are named in the chaotic incident as police hold three others on various charges.
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Greensburg
Emma Weber
Takoma
Holiday Inn
Ww Castle
Fred Park
West Mclntyre
Fae Sue Ey Pel Mar Clark
New Castle
Moreland Hospital
Joe Garlo
Carl P. Weber
Louis Shuklar
Spaphet House
Schutt
Rerieiae
Ggl
Auto
Gearhart
Mose the Indian Elder Dies in Nevada at 112
Elko Nevada December 27 Billie Mose claimed to recallSalt Lake City when it had ten residents in a log cabin He was believed to be 112 years old and Nevada's oldest Indian Mose died Tuesday night continuing a long life marked by memory of early frontier days
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Elko, Nev
Billie Mose
Salt Lake City
Mose
Nevada
Big Three Study NATO Boss Group
Western powers explore a super cabinet for NATO with plans to merge agencies in Paris and create a civilian secretary general akin to Eisenhower. Churchill and Truman expected to discuss proposals in January, with veto rights preserved for the nine other allies.
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London
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Churchill
Truman
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Cotmnerl
Paris
Eisenhower
Allied Powers
Europe
Hisenhower
Speec
Ice Skating Pond Opens at Mack Community Center
The ice skating pond at the Mack Community Center fairgrounds in Indiana opens for free skating maintained by the Borough Recreation Commission under Councilman Raymond Simpson. Jack Kurtz of Indiana High School directs operations and will assist beginners as flood lights, heating staves, and wind-breakers enable night skating, weather permitting, daily through early spring.
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Mack Community Center
Fairgrounds
Indiana
aattevia/ Borough Recreation Commission
Raymond Simpson
Jack Kurtz
Indiana High School
Boy 6 killed in Lancaster wagon accident
Elam Hoover, six, son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Hoover of Eph rata, Lancaster County, died after leaping from a tobacco wagon and being run over as it tipped on a hill. Deputy coroner Dr I G Wagner ruled accidental death. The wagon broke and the boy jumped as it was raised on the Hoover farm.
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Lancaster
Elam Hoover
Ivan Hoover
Ephrata
I. G. Wagner
Lancaster County
Reds Hint Report on PW Dead Reds Hint Report on PW Dead
In Munsan Korea the 30 day Korean cease fire line expired amid ominous talk of Allied prisoner of war deaths. The five man armistice committees did not meet and no extension was requested. Communists hinted at reporting 50 000 missing P W deaths from exposure and disease as talks remained deadlocked on prisoner exchange and supervision.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Panmontom
Adm
K. E. Libby
Libby
Draemel Reappointment Sparks Senate Protest
Harrisburg Democrat Sen. Joseph Yosko denounces Gov. Fine for reappointing M. F. Draemel as forests and waters secretary. He calls it an insult to the Pennsylvania Senate and urges judicial review of Draemel’s eligibility and salary hold until a constitutional ruling.
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Harrisburg
John 8.Fine
M. F. Draemel
Senate of Pennsylvania
Joseph J. Yosko
Northhampton County
Weldon B. Heyburn
Yosko
Draemel
Senate
Senate of
Pennsylvania
Hepburn
Ady
Robert E. Woodside
Yoska
Lapp Named Homestead Burgess After McLean's Death
Daniel J. Lapp of Homestead Borough Council is named to serve the unexpired term of the late John J. McLean as burgess of Homestead. The move elevates Lapp to lead the borough through a transitional period following McLean's demise.
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Pittsburgh UI
Daniel J. Lapp
Homestead Borough
John’j. McLean
Homestead
Driver killed in mine roof collapse at Russellton No 3
In Tarentum Pennsylvania 68 year old Lloyd Collier Sy of Rural Ridge was killed in a roof cave in at the Russellton No 3 Mine operated by Republic Steel Corp The accident follows a separate fatal motor vehicle crash in Kooser State Park Somerset County where Leonard J Kurolewic 40 a tax collector for Centreville Borough was killed when his vehicle struck a steel post near Vestaburg at Vesta No 6 Mine operated by Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
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Tarentum
M—Lloyd Collier Sy
Rural Ridge
Russellton
Republic Steel Corp
Donnie Collier
Washington, Pa
Kooser State Park
Somerset
Icar
Leonard J. Kurolewicg
Centreville
Rev. John Stein Dies at 81 in Vatican City
The Rev. John Stein, 81, director of the Vatican Observatory, died today in Vatican City. He was a member of the Jesuits and had long served the church’s scientific community.
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Vatican City
John Stein
Vatican Observatory
Sagiewy Fot Jesus
Jesuits
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